NautaDutilh advises major international and domestic clients on corporate employment matters and sensitive employment litigation. The practice is led by Maartje Govaert, who is an authority on whistleblower claims and also assists clients with works council issues, restructuring and reorganisations, pensions, discrimination issues and outsourcing. A further key contact is Daniël Kuiper, who focuses on corporate employment law issues, including advising clients on M&A, joint ventures, incentive plans and restructurings. Homme ten Have left the firm in 2025.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Annette van Beers: good knowledge and excellent skills to manage the matter in a satisfactory way.’
  • ‘Hands-on and practical advice and assistance. Very satisfied with the delivered services.’
  • ‘Maartje Goveart really outranks other lawyers in the employment area. She is approachable and very accurate.’
  • ‘Legal skills and knowledge in this field. Highly professional team.'
  • ‘Daniël Kuiper took the time to fully understand the situation, he was always responsive to my questions and quick to provide updates.’
  • ‘NautaDutilh has a strong reputation for high-quality legal services. They have a client-centric approach and get things done quickly. Also they are very flexible.’

Key clients

  • Achmea
  • Bawag Group AG
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • Deloitte
  • Lineage
  • AFC Ajax
  • Merus
  • UTC/Carrier
  • Petrobras
  • Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
  • Robert Bosch
  • ROM InWest

Work highlights

Advised Yanmar on its (intended) acquisition of professional football club Almere City FC from Kroonenberg Groep.
Advised LyondellBasell Industries on the permanent shutdown of its production unit at the Maasvlakte site.
Assisted Vereniging E-commerce Nederland with the appeal proceedings regarding the potential applicability of the collective labour agreement (CAO) for supermarket companies.
Practice head

Maartje Govaert

Other key lawyers

Daniël Kuiper; Annette van Beers